Best Airport Hotels for the Luxury Traveller

Travellers can relate to the panic of being caught in traffic, struggling to get to the airport on time. Lucky then that some of the fanciest hotels are located out in the burbs, right alongside the airport. For an easy peasy check out off the city, here’s where you should check-in.

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Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong - Conveniently connected to Hong Kong International Airport’s passenger terminal, this property is massive what with 1,171 guest rooms. Plush accommodations, top notch business and conference centres, indoor heated pools, and the Om spa are all the reasons you should stay put at this hotel.

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Langham Place Beijing Airport - A minute away from Terminal 3, this hotel’s 24-hour private Club L Lounge is popular with tourists as well as locals. Totally upscale, totally posh, the property provides accommodation themed to townhouses, penthouses and lofts.

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Hyatt Regency, Incheon - A five star business hotel, this one’s perfect for the corporate traveller. Expectedly, even the regular rooms are extremely luxurious and the hotel does everything to provide executive travellers an ‘office away from office’ feeling.

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The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel - The Condé Nast Traveler, Readers Choice 2012 winner, this hotel screams luxury… silently. The only soundproofed luxury hotel at (actually in) the airport, Fairmont Vancouver has a health club and the Absolute spa for the tired jetsetter.

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Kempinski Hotel Airport Munich - Located at the airport, the hotel is designed to encourage some serious R&R for the world traveller. A fitness gym, a golf course, an indoor pool and soundproofed rooms are some of the highlights of this hotel. Look out for this distinctive glass atrium marvel.

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Cedarbrook Lodge, Seattle - So not exactly in the airport this one, but just about five minutes away. The hotel’s complimentary shuttle makes it a no fuss trip and transports you to a property with ample recreational facilities, in-house farming, arty décor, and the famous Copperleaf Restaurant & Bar. Our recommendation, get in a game of golf or some fly fishing during your stay.

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Sofitel London Heathrow - If ever there is an airport that will overwhelm you with its expansive size, Heathrow has to be it! Any wonder then that checking in at the Terminal 5’s Sofitel is our top pick for the London tourist? The group is known for its exquisite spa and gastronomy services, but the futurist architecture of this particular property is what has our attention. Oh, and who’s up for drinks at the Perrier Jouët Bar?

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Crowne Plaza, Changi - The décor is probably the most noteworthy thing about the hotel. Linked to Terminal 3, this Crowne Plaza property aims to be contemporary in unique ways. It’s hard to ignore the metallic latticework exterior and the queer papaya and watermelon shaped sofas. Surrounded by courtyard gardens and landscaped areas, the hotel also boasts of the very retro Bar '75 Club.